In mid-2025, Illinois investigators uncovered a wide-reaching procurement fraud operation that siphoned millions of taxpayer dollars away from vital public projects. The case, which has already led to multiple indictments, demonstrates how fraud does not always come from outside government systems—it can also thrive within them, fueled by insider knowledge and access. The scheme revolved […]
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Back in April 2025, Washington County troopers made a traffic stop where the driver, Shannon Womack, allegedly gave the troopers fake identification, in lieu of handing over her own license. Funny how one little, tiny traffic stop can change everything. Not just for the fraudster behind the wheel, but for any and all stolen identities found […]
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American’s love restaurants. And understanding how important they are to the economy, the United States Congress enacted special measures in the CARES Act to support the restaurant industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF) was designed to provide eligible restaurants with funding equal to their COVID-19 pandemic-related revenue losses. RRF recipients were […]
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While Mervat Gharib may have been the owner of Capital City Family Market, and Adam Rashwan may have only been an employee, this husband-and-wife team were equal partners in a million-dollar scheme to not only steal from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but the U.S. taxpayer as well. In May 2021, data from USDA […]
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